13 tasks real estate agents can delegate to technology (beyond AI)

From lead nurturing to mileage tracking, broker Holly Brink helps you lighten your admin load and reclaim your time by handing rote tasks off to tech. Continue reading

This credit union has been sending leads to Anywhere for 36 years

Navy Federal RealtyPlus commission rebate program turns the credit union’s 14.5 million members into “high quality leads” for Better Homes and Gardens, Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran, ERA and Sotheby’s agents. Continue reading

Illinois bill seeks to make Clear Cooperation into law

If passed into law, HB 3452 would require brokerages to market properties for sale on public platforms within one calendar day of entering into an agreement with a seller, unless the seller signed a disclosure and an opt-out form. Continue reading

$91M Northwest Arkansas indie joins Keller Williams

HomeQuest Realty has returned to Keller Williams after seven years away from the Texas-based franchisor. The firm, which closed $91.9 million in 2024 sales volume, will now operate as Curtis Realty Group. Continue reading

Court dismisses NAR accuser’s retaliation claims — except one

Former NAR project manager Roshani Sheth can amend claims that NAR retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment, a judge ruled Tuesday, while a breach of contract claim can advance. Continue reading

Groups slam CFPB’s bid to undo fair lending settlement as ‘dangerous’

Fair housing and consumer groups are trying to stop the Trump administration from vacating a settlement the government reached with a Chicago mortgage broker just days before the November election. Continue reading

The Land Report, Land id profile nation’s 100 largest landholdings

Land data and marketing solution Land id, reviewed by Inman in 2024, worked with Land Report editors to highlight the holdings of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Ted Turner. Continue reading

Prominent brokerages hire StackWrap to organize tech stacks

StackWrap has signed The Agency Texas and The Align Team of eXp. Additionally, the company aligned with enterprise email marketing company Happy Grasshopper. Continue reading

Home prices continued to climb in most US metro areas in Q4: NAR

Home prices have continued their upward trend in Q4 2024, with 89 percent of U.S. metro areas seeing an increase in single-family existing-home prices, according to data released Thursday by NAR. Continue reading

DOJ adds major landlords to antitrust lawsuit against RealPage

Greystar Real Estate Partners, Blackstone’s LivCor and Cushman & Wakefield are among the institutional landlords accused of fixing rental prices — to the detriment of “millions” of renters. Continue reading